to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
to concern; to be related
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
recipe; (medical) prescription; how-to guide (e.g. for crafts)
around the world; throughout the world
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
Japanese cooking; Japanese cuisine
that is to say; so that means
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
to call (someone) to come; to call for; to summon; to always call (someone by a name); to become used to calling
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely